
New Year Honours 2010
Marcia TWELFTREE DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
head teacher
“Lately Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to local and national Education.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Lately Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to local and national Education.
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- head teacher
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“Lately Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to local and national Education.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Lately Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to local and national Education.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Lately Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to local and national Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 6 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
19 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
What organisation were they with?
head teacher.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2010
Councillor Ellen Margaret Eaton
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
West Yorkshire
“Chair, Local Government Association. For services to Local Government.”
Dr Claire Bertschinger
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Hertfordshire
“For services to Nursing and to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Dr Susan Elizabeth Ion
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Preston, Lancashire
“Visting Professor, Imperial College, London and Chair, UK Fusion Advisory Board. For services to Science and Engineering.”
Oriana Clare Tickell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Chief Executive, Action for Children. For services to Young People.”
Prof Valerie Beral
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,959 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Lynne McTAGGART
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Marjorie Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Helen Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2009.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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